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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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